TITLE 20
Fish and Wildlife

CHAPTER 20-15
Deer Hunting

SECTION 20-15-1

§ 20-15-1 Deer hunting prohibited except
as provided. 
No person shall hunt, pursue, or shoot, or attempt to hunt, pursue, or shoot,
deer in this state except as provided in this chapter. Deer hunting shall be
limited to seasons, times, manner of taking, and bag limits established in
regulations adopted by the director pursuant to § 20-1-12. The regulations
shall be formulated to include the best methods to provide for the safety both
of hunters and residents. In any event, the following prohibitions and
restrictions shall always apply to deer hunting:

(1)(i) No firearm deer hunting shall be done within five
hundred feet (500') of any building or dwelling house in use, without the
specific written permission of the owner or tenant of the dwelling.

(ii) No archery deer hunting shall be done within two hundred
feet (200') of any building or dwelling house in use without the specific
written permission of the owner or tenant of the dwelling unless otherwise
established in regulations adopted by the director or his or her designee for
the purpose of wildlife management;

(2) Hunting shall only be permitted from one half (1/2) hour
before sunrise to one half (1/2) hour after sunset;

(3) No dog shall be employed in any deer hunting activities;

(4) No hunting shall be done on any privately owned land
without the written permission of the owner of the land;

(5) Only a shotgun, muzzle loading rifle, or long bow
(straight limb, reflex, recurve, and compound bow) or crossbow and arrow shall
be utilized in deer hunting;

(6) No person shall make, set, or use any trap or snare, or
salt lick or other device for the purpose of ensnaring, enticing, taking,
injuring, or killing a deer;

(7) No person shall individually, or in conjunction with
others, use an artificial light at any time to illuminate, jack light, locate,
attempt to locate, or show up wild birds or mammals or any other vertebrates
when that person or persons have in their actual possession, in the passenger
compartment of their vehicle, or in the storage area of a truck or van, unless
locked in a case, a crossbow, long bow (straight limb, reflex, recurve, and
compound bow) rifle, gun, or pistol; and

(8) Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this
section or the rules and regulations promulgated under this section and §
20-1-12, in addition to the penalties provided by § 20-1-16, any weapons,
guns, lights, or other equipment used in killing or attempting to kill any deer
shall be forfeited to the state.